Once again we were invited for a nice Sunday brunch to the Country Club. We had a short wait so therefore I was taking a look at the parked cars, which I usually don’t care about. However, that day I realized how much money was just sitting in the parking lot – unbelievable. Nevertheless, food was delicious and the company as always wonderful.

It has been almost a year now that I made the decision to change my lifestyle to become more active and healthier (well, I was always pretty active but the whole back surgery story threw me off and I had to get back to my normal self). To monitor my activities I am using different devices but my favorite gadget is my Jawbone tracker. Mostly because it looks just like my kind of bracelet… 🙂 But I also use the app MapMyRun to track my running and another device to track my food. Seems to be an awful lot of tracking but for me it works really good. Speaking of running – I mostly do cardio (running, elliptical, cycling) and once in a while a bit of weight training, which is a bit more difficult due to my prior back and shoulder injuries. To switch it up a touch I was looking into a Bosu for a while until I finally spoiled myself with it last week. Have you heard of it or are you perhaps a Bosu pro? It’s one of these blue half-balls that you can use both sides for a great workout (Bosu – BOthSidesUp). It came with two DVD’s and it’s a fun, sweaty workout – a great alternative to the cardio training!

Everything is going very well at work and I love my new Boss-Lady, who I organized a welcome breakfast for on Tuesday. Even though we had the food mostly catered I still had to go shopping for a few groceries myself…… and I guess I went a bit “crazy”. Anyhow, everybody loved it and was happy to be able to get a second round of all the delicious food.

In case you are wondering why I am posting a picture of an x-ray….. well, I thought it’s pretty interesting that, even though the pic was taking from the front and of my lower back, you can see my underwire bra and, even more interesting, the it’s fastener on the back throughout my spine. FYI – in my doctor’s office you don’t have to undress to get an x-ray taken.

I felt a bit adventurous when my coworker Berna asked me to join her for lunch and that she wants to introduce me to some new food. So we went to this Japanese place and she did all the ordering. We had Ramen, noddle in broth, a traditional dish which can be ordered in different spice levels. I liked it a lot and the next time I will take my mom, ’cause she would love that.